Window-screen



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J. K. PROCTOR.

WINDOW SCREEN.

No. 310,312. Patented Jan. 6, 1885.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSIAH K. PROCTOR, OF FHILADELPHIi-X, PENNSYLVANIA.

WINDOW-SCREEN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No 310,312, dated January6, 1885.

Application filed April 17, 1884. (No model.)

To al whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Josnur K. lnoo'ron, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, have invented certainImprovements in \Vindow-Screens, of which the following is aspecification.

The object of my invention is to so construct a window-screen and itsguides that while said screen is held firmly in position by said guideswhen in use, it can be readily removed when necessary without disturbingthe guides; and this object I attain in the manner hereinafter setforth, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which Figurel is avertieal section illustrating the application of my invention toan ordinary window; Fig. 2, a sectional plan on the line 1 2, Fig. 1;Fig. 3, a sectional perspective view of part of the screen and one ofits guides, and Fig. 4. a sectional view showing the application of thescreen to a window having but a single sash.

The screen shown in Figs. 1. and 21's similarin construction to thatshown and described in an application filed by me on the 13th day ofSeptember, 1888, Serial No, 106,317, pat-- ented May 6, 1884, No.298,311.

A represents a window-frame, and 13 ll the upper and lower sashes, andto the outer sash guiding-strips, a, of the frame are attached groovedguides Z), for the opposite side bars of the frames of a series ofscreens, D, D, and D, which bear upon the rails of the outer sash,andserve to screen the window-opening, in whatever position said sash maybe placed, as fully described in the above-mentioned application. Eachof the screens D, D, and D is considerably less in height than theheight of the window-opening when the sashes are both raised or bothlowered to the full extent,

placed; but on raising said lower section of screen until it is in linewith the recess it can be readily withdrawn, after which the uppersections maybe lowered and likewise withdrawn, the reinscrtion of thesections, when necessary,being effected with equal facility.

I n Fig. 4 I have shown the application of my invention to awindow-framchaving a single sash-sueh, forinstance, as acar-windowbuttwo sections of screen bcingused in this case.

I claim as my invention The combination of a wimlmv-I'rame and its sashor sashes, with ascreen composed of two or more sections, each less inheight than the height of the window-opening when the sash is fullyraised, and with a guide recessed for the removal of the sereen-sectionstherefrom, the bottom of the recess being above the sill oi the frame,as set forth.

In testimony whereoi'I have signed my name to this specification intheprescnce of two subscribing witnesses.

JOSIAH K. PROU'IOR.

\Vitnesses:

JOHN M. CLAYTON,

H ARRY SMITH.

